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thrown out of or into gear, by means of a short lever, which can be 

 operated with ease by the driver on the seat. The machine is con- 

 structed entirely of iron, and its parts so adjusted and guarded 

 against accidents, that it requires but little more attention to keep 

 it in working order than the common scythe. 



Prices of Machines. 



One Ilorse Mowing Machine, 3| ft. Bar, weight 450 lbs. $15.00. 



Light Two Horse " 4 " " " 475 " $80.00. 



" " " 4„i " " " 480 " $85.00. 



Heavy " " " 4 " " " 630 " $90.00. 



" " 4§ " " " 650 " $95.00. 



" " " " 6 " " " G60 " $100.00. 



Reaper attachment, extra, $20.00. 



Extras to each Machine — 1 Scythe, 2 Knives, 2 F'ingers, and 



Wrench. 



Machines delivered at Boston and Worcester. 



NouRSE, Mason & Co. 

 Worcester, Mass., 1859. 



Woods' Mower. 



Of this the proprietor says : 



The success of this machine during the past harvest, the first it 

 has been in use, is without a parallel in the history of mowing 

 machines. Five hundred and eighty-eight of these machines have 

 been made and sold by me this year. Farmers from all the grass- 

 growing states of the Union have written me enthusiastically of 

 their light draft and perfect cutting. I ventured to put so large a 

 number into market the first year, from a full faith that I had, after 

 many thorough experiments, attained the true mechanical and prac- 

 tical principles in constructing a mowing machine. My aim was 

 to produce a mower of lighter draft that could be afforded to the 

 farmer at a less price than any heretofore in use, and at the same 

 time be light, durable, and do perfect work. It has performed all, 

 and more than I claimed for it in the outset ; and I now repeat, 

 what I announced in my first circular, that my machine will cut a 

 more perfect swath than any other mower made, and do it with 

 one-quarter less power, as the report of tests herewith submitted 

 will show. This is the first successful attempt to cheapen the 

 price, and lessen the draft of mowing machines. The reduction in 

 both is equal to twenty-five per cent. When my machine, weigh- 

 ing only four hundred and twenty-five pounds, was first placed on 



